DSP&S Staff

Larry Resendez,

Director: 

Contact/Hours: Mondays 9:00am to 5:00pm Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 9am to 2pm.

818.364.7733

Responsibility:

I am a certified Learning Disability Specialist and Counselor for the Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSPS) at Los Angeles Mission College. I have been a part of the DSPS team since 1995. My primary responsibilities include learning disability assessment; disability verification; academic/personal counseling; supervision; outreach to the college and the community; and program development.

Brief bio:

I received my Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from UCLA and a Master's Degree and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. I have been a licensed psychologist in private practice since 2001. I am also the Assistant Director of Adult, Education and Outreach Services at Child & Family Center in Valencia and I work part-time as a staff psychologist at the Student Health and Wellness Center at College of the Canyons. 

Julie Dale, M.S., Counselor/Instructor

Contact/Hours: 8:30am to 3:00pm Thursdays and Fridays
818.364.7600x7109

Responsibilities:  Career exploration and direction, academic counseling, job development

community resourcing and  referrals, and crises intervention as needed.

Brief Bio:  I began my career as a nurse and a corporate recruiter.  I also worked as an employment  specialist for a local mental health facility for over three years, while obtaining my Master's Degree.  I then went to work for the State Department of Rehabilitation as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for the next twenty years; from which I recently retired. Since 1997 I have been fortunate enough to work here at Los Angeles Mission College, as a Counselor in the DSP&S Department.  

My passion is being able to assist those individuals who wish to improve their lives and achieve their personal and career goals. It is my personal opinion, that every human being should be afforded the opportunity to do no less than that. If I can play a small part in helping our students to acquire a portion of the above, I have then, fulfilled my vocational and personal goals! When I'm not working, I'm enjoying my amazing son, Gilbert, who is my inspiration and my joy.  I also enjoy participating in my various charities and simply spending time with friends. Fulfilling our goals and dreams, and finding our passion is what life is all about!

Robert Schwartz, LCSW, Disability Specialist/Instructor

Contact/Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30am-5:00pm & Wednesdays 11:00am to 7pm.

818.364.7620

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate interpreter services
• Review verification of disability and approve appropriate accommodations.
• Provide educational services and access for eligible disabled students.
• Provide registration assistance.
• Coordinate and supervise tutors.

Brief bio:

My previous work experience was providing brief psychotherapy to Mission College and San Fernando High School students for 3 years through NEVHC. For 6 years prior, I was a psychiatric social worker for area college and high school students at a clinic in Van Nuys.

After graduate school I worked as a social worker in elementary and high schools, and in psychiatric hospitals.

Adrian Gonzalez, Inst. Assistant, Assistive Technology

Contact/Hours Mondays thru Fridays 8:00am to 4:30pm.

818.833.3313

Responsibility:
Demonstrations on Assistive Technology & Adaptive Technology, Textbook conversion to any format such as MP3, Kurzweil 3000, Large print, Daisy. Work closely with DSP&S counselors and helping with appropriate accommodations and bilingual in Spanish and American Sign Language. Provide placement testing for discovering academically skills level. Help with Financial Aid applications process. Provide consultation to campus administrators for related assistive technology accommodations. Attend regular meetings (i.e. Student’s Services Committee & Distance Education Committee).

Brief bio:

After working for 13 years and counting for this great institutional campus of Los Angeles Mission College it has given me great pleasure and humble to be able to continue helping students with disabilities with ray of technological accommodations. I have participated in Local and State Conferences annually such as California Association for Postsecondary Education on Disability (CAPED.net). In addition, attending training in High Tech Center Training Unit in Cupertino, CA for adequate technology accommodations. The experiences I have received during my time at Los Angeles Mission College has given me new opportunities to continue to be expose and explore new ideology and vision about technology and DSP&S program overall. I'm a certified specialist from CSUN Assistive Technology Program and having Graphic Designer background has made my career to excellence. Prior to joining LAMC I was working for Los Angeles Unified School District as a computer technician running adaptive computer lab at Miller High School in Reseda and freelance photographer for Advertising Production Association of Los Angeles (APALA.org). I was also their official designer/tech for their monthly newsletter and attended monthly seminars held at Beverly Regent Hotel in Beverly Hills.

On my spare time I love traveling and doing photography.

Marian E. Murray, Special Services Assistants